February 12, 2025
The SSIHI Research Speaker Series provides insight into integrative health research through an informative presentation by a SSIHI researcher, Pilot Awardee, Samueli Scholar or invited-guest lecturer. These webinars are offered internally to UCI employees.
Susanne M. Jaeggi’s research program focuses on understanding individual differences in working memory, executive functions, and related cognitive domains, as well as their malleability across the lifespan using experimental and neuroscientific approaches. Because of the relevance of those cognitive domains in educational settings and daily life, her major work has focused on the development of assessments and interventions, and the extent to which working memory and executive functions can be improved with both, experience and targeted training. She is particularly interested in understanding the underlying mechanisms of learning and cognitive training, and determining for what individuals and populations cognitive training is most effective and why. She received PhDs in Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience, as well as a ‘Habilitation’ degree in Psychology from the University of Bern in Switzerland, and she conducted postdoctoral work in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Michigan. Her work has been funded by NIH (NIA, NMIH), NSF, IES, ONR, or the Advanced Education Research and Development Fund (AERDF; EF+Math Program).
